Apr 25th 2021
This Week in Tech 820
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Leo Laporte
Apple event roundup, Big Tech Antitrust action, Signal CEO hacked Cellebrite device
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Apple event roundup, Big Tech Antitrust action, Signal CEO hacked Cellebrite device
- Apple announces a new iPad Pro with an M1 chip, Thunderbolt, 5G, XDR display.
- Time for Apple to pull off the Band Aid and merge the iPad and Mac—at least their operating systems.
- Ransomware gang tries to extort Apple hours ahead of Spring Loaded event.
- Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors.
- Apple announces $29 AirTag, a new Tile-like item tracker.
- Apple in the hot seat.
- Apple antitrust hearing: Tile likens Find My network to a ‘hostage’ program, App Store scam apps, more.
- How Big Tech got so big: Hundreds of acquisitions.
- App Stores in Congress, Apple’s Arguments, Meta Points.
- No, The Original Siri Remote Doesn’t Suck – If You Do This.
- Apple announces the new Apple TV 4K.
- Someone deciphered the Ted Lasso shortbread recipe from Apple’s Spring Loaded event.
- Apple Must Face Lawsuit Over iTunes "Buy" Button.
- Facebook-backed Diem aims to launch a digital currency pilot in 2021.
- Chat App Discord Ends Takeover Talks With Microsoft.
- Signal's CEO Just Hacked the Cops' Favorite Phone Cracking Tool and Became a Legend.
- Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Face Curbs in New EU Proposal.
- The Florida mystery of dormant Pentagon IP addresses.
- The Slander Industry.
- Over $200 billion wiped off the cryptocurrency market in a day as bitcoin plunges below $50,000.
- NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight.
- Security Researcher Dan Kaminsky Has Died.
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Links
- Someone deciphered the Ted Lasso shortbread recipe from Apple’s Spring Loaded event
- Apple announces new iPad Pro with M1 chip, Thunderbolt, 5G, XDR display
- Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors
- Apple announces $29 AirTag, a new Tile-like item tracker
- Apple announces new Apple TV 4K
- Dwight's article: No, The Original Siri Remote Doesn’t Suck – If You Do This
- Apple antitrust hearing: Tile likens Find My network to a ‘hostage’ program, App Store scam apps, more
- The Apple-Google hearings through Stratechery’s filter
- Apple Must Face Lawsuit Over iTunes "Buy" Button
- "Time for Apple to pull off the Band Aid and merge the iPad and Mac—at least their operating systems.”
- Ransomware gang tries to extort Apple hours ahead of Spring Loaded event
- Facebook-backed Diem aims to launch digital currency pilot in 2021
- Chat App Discord Ends Takeover Talks With Microsoft
- Signal's CEO Just Hacked the Cops' Favorite Phone Cracking Tool and Became a Legend
- Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Face Curbs in New EU Proposal - WSJ
- Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google became big tech companies by acquiring hundreds of smaller companies
- NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight
- The Florida mystery of dormant Pentagon IP addresses
- The Slander Industry
- Over $200 billion wiped off cryptocurrency market in a day as bitcoin plunges below $50,000
- Security Researcher Dan Kaminsky Has Died
- elago R1 Intelli Case Siri Remote (affiliate)